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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3151357

The Sentry Foundation

A private foundation in Lincolnton, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $44,082 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $44,082

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $80,161

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,550

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $79,277

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $101,751

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $91,324

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $125,623

  • Tax year 2020

    $18,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $124,024

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $154,449

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $138,777

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gaston Community FoundationGastonia, NC

    General fund

    $26,000
  2. Christian Ministries of Lincoln CountyLincolnton, NC

    General fund

    $6,350
  3. Asbury Academy Back Pack PRG Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton, NC

    Backpack progrm for kids

    $5,750
  4. First Baptist ChurchLincolnton, NC

    General fund

    $3,850
  5. St Jude Children's Research HospitalCharlotte, NC

    General fund

    $1,932
  6. Cfo MinistriesCharlotte, NC

    General fund

    $200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $26,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina6 grants $44,082

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Graham R PiggTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $1,000
  • Obern B PiggTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $1,000
  • Todd E PiggTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $1,000
  • Angela C PiggTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $1,000
  • Trace B PiggTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,000
  • Blake T PiggTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,000

The return

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